Kay Neufeld of the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) has been thinking of asking Mrs May to revoke Article 50 again. This is not a political decision by the managing economist. It’s about the nuts and bolts issues economists revel in. Kay has noticed … [Read more...]
The Truth About Hoarding Disorder
The Truth About Hoarding Disorder Hoarding, or Hoarding Disorder, describes the practice of unduly saving items that others may view as worthless or excessive, and the persistent difficulty getting rid of these possessions. This leads to immoderate clutter, that … [Read more...]
Animal Hoarding Can Have Devastating Outcomes
The persistent difficulty discarding or parting with possessions, regardless of their actual value eloquently describes the condition known as hoarding. Moreover, this condition can escalate into compulsive hoarding, an antisocial behavioural pattern that can have … [Read more...]
Insights into the Minds of Compulsive Hoarders
Researchers working for the Journal of Folklore Research have reached an interesting conclusion. They believe that hoards from the Bronze Age are sacrificial offerings, or attempts to preserve valuables from pillaging marauders. However others say these valuable … [Read more...]
Is Hoarding Inherited or Did You Learn It at Home
It can be most annoying to be told “What’s all this rubbish you’re squirreling away. Why can’t you snap out your hoarding habit and trash it.” Many people with a compulsive tendency face the same kind of rudeness. Today we decided to challenge these assumptions … [Read more...]
Masking the Truth Surrounding the Hoarding Morass
Most of us are inclined to write off hoarding to bad habits, sheer laziness or eccentricity. The fact remains that once identified, hoarding is a recognised medical disorder than can be treated. For those co-habiting with hoarders, possible implications to lifestyle … [Read more...]
Leave My Hoard It’s Treasure Says Michael Bodnar Aged 78
Wilmington in North Carolina across the British Pond is a coastal city with a to to-die-for waterfront, and 250 events annually on its ‘showcase theatre calendar’. However to our mind doughty Michael Bodnar deserves a performance medal for his spirited defence of his … [Read more...]
Accepting Hoarding as a Medical Disorder Opens Doors
Accepting Hoarding as a Medical Disorder Opens Doors In August 2018, hoarding gained recognition as a medical disorder at the World Health Organisation (WHO). This is good news for around 1.2 million sufferers spread right across the UK, not forgetting their families … [Read more...]
Could Hoarding Become a Crime Again after Brexit?
Current uncertainties in Britain are causing otherwise stingy shoppers to ‘do Brexits’ to the delight of supermarkets. The New Statesman half wondered what would happen if supplies started running low. Would the government start to ration food again, as they did 77 … [Read more...]
Why Can’t People Who Hoard Control Their Urges on Their Own?
Hoarders Need Professional Help To Overcome Their Urges Depression, anxiety and hoarding are states of mind people can’t simply ‘snap out of’’ because somebody else thinks they are ‘wrong’. Therefore professional assistance may be advisable if they show signs of … [Read more...]
